John Herrick is an Irish former football player and manager.

He played three times for the Republic of Ireland national football team

Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....

 making his debut in a 6-0 defeat to Austria on 10 October 1971 in Linz

Linz

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 http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/player.php?sort=reds&id=356.

He signed for Shamrock Rovers from Cork Hibernians in December 1972 and made his debut on the 17th of that month. While at Milltown

Glenmalure Park

Glenmalure Park, often simply known as "Milltown", was a football stadium on the Southside of Dublin city in Ireland. Located in the suburb of Milltown, it was home to Shamrock Rovers from 1926 to 1987, when it was sold to property developers by the club's directors...

 he earned one cap away to France in 1973.

He also played for Galway United, going on to manage the Galway club twice (1979-1983, and 1988)
http://www.galwayunitedfc.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1369&catid=39:archive&Itemid=129 He also managed Limerick

Limerick F.C.

Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick...

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His son Mark went to play for Cork City

Cork City F.C.

Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork...

 and Galway United in the 1990s.